Minister of State for External Affairs (Vishwamitra)

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Minister of State for External Affairs
विदेश राज्यमंत्री
Coat of arms of Vishwamitra
Incumbent
Ezekiel Ensor
since 6 June 2024
Benjamin Levinson
since 4 August 2024
Ministry of External Affairs
StyleThe Right Honourable
Member of
Reports toPrime Minister
Minister of External Affairs
NominatorPrime Minister
AppointerThe Rashtradhyaksh
on the recommendation of the Prime Minister
Term lengthAt His Illustrious and Royal Majesty's pleasure
Formation10 July 2016;
8 years, 1 month ago
First holderBhargab Jyoti Medhi

The Minister of State for External Affairs (Hindi: विदेश राज्यमंत्री), commonly shortened as State Minister for External Affairs is the junior minister in the External Affairs Ministry who is also a member of the union council of ministers. The minister of state is responsible to carry out specialised duties as directed to them from time to time by the Prime Minister or the cabinet minister within the ministerial jurisdiction. The first Minister of State for External Affairs was Bhargab Jyoti Medhi who was appointed by prime minister Varuna Sriraya on 2 October 2016, a few months after the creation of the ministry in July 2016. The current ministers of state are Ezekiel Ensor who has been in office since 6 June 2024, and Benjamin Levinson since 4 August 2024.

The Minister of State for External Affairs often assists their senior ministerial colleague, the Minister of External Affairs and also carries out duties and heads various departments within the ministry. The minister of state for external affairs has occasionally simultaneously served as the minister of state in the Ministry of International Relations.

History and records

The position of the Minister of State for External Affairs was established following the creation of the Ministry of External Affairs on 10 July 2016. Since the first ever occupant of the ministry, Saikat Seal held the rank as a minister of state with independent charge, no minister of state was appointed thereupon. On 2 October 2016, Bhargab Jyoti Medhi was appointed as the first minister of state for external affairs. The current minister of state is Ezekiel Ensor who has been in office since 6 June 2024.

Nineteen individuals have served as the minister of state for external affairs of whom two - Tyler Mullins and Rafe Burfield continued to serve as the minister of state despite their promotion as a cabinet minister. Rafe Burfield also holds the record of being the only ever former minister of state to be appointed as cabinet minister of external affairs and that too immediately after relinquishing the duties as minister of state. Only one former minister of state for external affairs went on to become the prime minister - Farhaz Hazarika, who served as minister of state for external affairs between 31 January and 1 March 2021.

Roles and duties

The Minister of State for External Affairs is responsible for assisting the Minister for External Affairs in the discharge of their functions and duties over the ministry and the various departments, including:

  • Department of International Relations
  • Department of Diplomatic Relations
  • Department of Overseas Territories
  • Department of Foreign Trade
  • Diplomatic corps

List of ministers

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political party Ministry
From To Period
Minister of State for External Affairs
1 Bhargab Jyoti Medhi
(born 2001) 		2 October
2016 		30 December
2016 		89 days Secular Party Varuna III
30 December
2016 		12 April
2017 		Independent Party Varuna IV
2 Manoj Chetry
(born 2005) 		12 April
2017 		5 July
2017 		84 days Klarissa III
3 Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		5 July
2017 		7 September
2017 		64 days Secular Party Tanishkaa II
4 Sampriti Paul
(born 2004) 		7 September
2017 		25 December
2017 		195 days
25 December
2017 		21 March
2018 		Varuna V
Parliamentary Secretary to the Secretary of State
5 Harlong Terang
(born 2005) 		14 May
2018 		12 October
2018 		151 days Congress Tanishkaa III
Interim Varuna II
Minister of State for External Affairs
6 Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006)
MP for Basistha Rural 		7 January
2019 		13 March
2019 		65 days Congress Tanishkaa IV
(4) Sampriti Paul
(born 2004) 		17 March
2019 		17 August
2019 		153 days Congress Tanishkaa V
7 Pallavi Rai
(born 2005) 		18 August
2019 		2 September
2019 		15 days
8 Arpan Deka
(born 2008) 		2 September
2019 		29 September
2019 		27 days
(3) Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		29 September
2019 		15 October
2019 		16 days
(6) Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006) 		15 October
2019 		16 November
2019 		32 days
(8) Arpan Deka
(born 2008) 		16 November
2019 		24 November
2019 		8 days
9 Abhirup Patranabis
(born 2012) 		26 November
2019 		9 December
2019 		13 days
(3) Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006) 		9 December
2019 		3 March
2020 		85 days
(6) Jemina Hazarika
(born 2006)
MP for Basistha Rural 		22 March
2020 		29 March
2020 		7 days Congress Tanishkaa VI
(3) Tusharjit Deka
(born 2006)
MP for Devkotanagar II 		29 March
2020 		30 April
2020 		32 days
(7) Pallavi Rai
(born 2005)
MP for Beltola National Constituency 		13 May
2020 		8 June
2020 		26 days Congress Tanishkaa VII
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
10 Kumari Tanvi Sridasa
(born 2013)
MP for Bhaskarnagar 		8 June
2020 		17 June
2020 		9 days Congress Anoushkaa II
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and International Relations
11 Rajia Hazarika
(born 2008)
MP for Basistha Urban 		17 June
2020 		28 January
2021 		225 days Congress Anoushkaa II
– Farhaz Hazarika
(born 2003)
Caretaker Minister 		31 January
2021 		1 March
2021 		29 days Congress Snagoveanu I
(Caretaker)
Minister of State for Foreign Affairs
12 Ezri Ambriz
(born 2007)
MP for Basistha Central 		6 March
2021 		10 July
2021 		126 days Congress Snagoveanu II
Minister of State for External Affairs
(12) Ezri Ambriz
(born 2007)
MP for Basistha Central 		10 July
2021 		6 August
2021 		27 days Congress Snagoveanu II
13 Jayden Dagsa
Duke of Karad[a]
(born 2008)
MP for Dadara 		6 August
2021 		9 September
2021 		74 days
11 September
2021 		21 October
2021 		Hazarika I
14 Tyler Mullins
Count of Mullins
(born 1998)
MP for Bhetapara 		22 November
2021 		17 February
2022[b] 		87 days Congress Hazarika II
15 Rey Jr. Mancio
(born 2007)
MP for Boragaon 		9 February
2022 		17 March
2022 		36 days
16 Rafe Hargreaves
(born 2005)
MP for Chandril 		12 May
2022 		16 July
2022[c] 		65 days Independent Hazarika III
17 Thomas Jacobs
(born 2008)
MP for Brikshasthana 		16 July
2022 		30 July
2022 		14 days
18 Arsal Abbas Mirza
Baron Mirza of Lahore
(born 2006)
Unelected 		31 July
2022 		11 November
2022 		103 days
19 Johannes Mattias Toome
(born 2006)
MP for Dhirenpara 		12 November
2022 		18 March
2023 		126 days Congress Hazarika IV
20 Devin Purcell
Baron Purcell
(born 2006)
MP for Boragaon 		18 March
2023 		14 May
2023 		57 days Independent
21 Suryadeva Kapei
Baron Kapei
(born 2008)
MP for Maligaon 		14 May
2023 		12 August
2023 		90 days Congress
(19) Johannes Mattias Toome
(born 2006)
MP for Dhirenpara 		12 August
2023 		9 October
2023 		58 days
22 Ezekiel Ensor
(born 2007)
MP for Rajagriha 		13 October
2023 		29 March
2024 		168 days Hazarika V
Deputy Minister for External Affairs
(16) Rafe Hargreaves
(born 2005) 		4 May
2024 		12 May
2024 		8 days Congress Klarissa IV
Minister of International Relations
(16) Rafe Hargreaves
(born 2005)
(Deputy Minister, until 31 May 2024
MoS, I/C, from 31 May 2024) 		12 May
2024 		6 June
2024 		25 days Congress Klarissa IV
Minister of State for External Affairs
23 Benjamin Levinson
(born 2009)
(MoS, Bilateral Relations
until 15 June 2024) 		6 June
2024 		3 July
2024 		27 days Independent Klarissa IV
(23) Ezekiel Ensor,
Sri Nawab Haridran
(born 2007)
(MoS, International Development
until 15 June 2024) 		6 June
2024 		Incumbent 86 days Congress
(23) Benjamin Levinson
(born 2009) 		4 August
2024 		Incumbent 27 days Independent
  1. ↑ Count of Maybunga until 16 August 2021
  2. ↑ Tyler Mullins was promoted as a cabinet minister on 9 February 2022, however he continued his duties as minister of state for external affairs until 17 February 2022.
  3. ↑ Rafe Burfield was promoted as a cabinet minister on 11 June 2022, however he continued his duties as minister of state for external affairs until his own appointed as cabinet minister for external affairs on 16 July 2022.

See also

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